Apple Dumplings(For 6) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pie pastry for 2 crust pie
6 medium tart juicy apples
1 c. sugar
2 c. water
3 Tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Heat oven to 425\u00b0.
Roll out pastry a little less than 1/8-inch thick and cut into 7-inch squares.
Pare and core an apple for each dumpling.
Boil next 4 ingredients together for 3 minutes.
Place apple on each square of pastry.
Fill cavities of apples with sugar and cinnamon.
Dot each with butter.
Bring opposite points of pastry up over the apple.
Overlap, moisten and seal.
Place a little apart in baking dish.
Pour hot syrup around dumplings.
(I pour over each one.)
Bake immediately for 40 to 45 minutes.
Serve warm with the syrup, cream, whipped cream or ice cream.
Enjoy!